Archive Press Releases - Marc Dann
2007 - May 2008

May

• Statements to Employees of the Office of the Attorney General -- 05/15/2008
• Memo Sent to Office Employees -- 05/14/2008
• Driver Training Schools Admit to Price Fixing -- 05/09/2008
• Attorney General Announces $1 Million Available from Caremark Settlement -- 05/09/2008
• Attorneys General of 49 States Announce Agreement with Facebook to Make Site Safer For Underage Users -- 05/08/2008
• Forum Health Working Group Releases Final Report -- 05/07/08
• Attorney General Dann Supports Payday Lending Reform -- 05/07/08
• State Wins Key Consumer Ruling in Credit Card Marketing Case -- 05/05/08
• Attorney General Dann's Reaction to Governor's Letter -- 05/05/08
• Summary of Initial Internal Investigation, Disciplinary Actions, EEO Investigation Report and Statement of Attorney General Marc Dann -- 05/02/08
• Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force Arrests 42 People For Check Fraud In Central Ohio -- 05/02/08
• Attorney General Marc Dann Praises Ohio Peace Officers, Honors Fallen, During State Memorial Service -- 05/01/08
• Consumers Win Big in Settlement -- 05/01/08

April

• Dann Praises Ohio House, Asks Senate To Pass Legislation To Stop Payday Lending Problems In Ohio -- 04/30/08
• Ohio General Assembly Giving Consumers More Tools to Fight Identity Theft -- 04/24/08
• Borrowers Still Without Help, Foreclosure Report Reveals -- 04/22/08
• Co-conspirators Charged in Brutal Slaying of Retired Jackson County School Principal -- 04/18/08
• Ohio Attorney General Leads Multi-State Supreme Court Effort To Protect Employees -- 04/16/08
• New Information and DNA Evidence Emerges in 17 year old Cold Case -- 04/11/08
• Advice for Skybus Customers from Attorney General Dann -- 04/08/08
• Anthony Gutierrez placed on administrative leave pending outcome of investigation into harassment charges -- 04/07/08
• Employment Agency Using Deceptive Tactics Ordered to Shut Down -- 04/04/08
• Ohio Attorney General and Secretary of State Applaud Ruling by Elections Commission -- 04/03/08
• Ex-Landlord of Local Properties Indicted For Mortgage Fraud -- 04/03/08
• Attorney General Dann Honored For Political Achievement -- 04/03/08

March

• Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation’s Laboratories Launch Innovative Information System -- 03/31/08
• Ohio Attorney General Dann, with bipartisan support from 10 colleagues, asks FCC to take state views, question XM-Sirius merger -- 03/27/08
• Attorney General Appoints Deputy First Assistant -- 03/27/08
• Attorney General Marc Dann seeks competitive responses from consultants in order to help examine Ohio’s nonprofit hospitals and develop meaningful standards for community benefits and access to care. Deadline April 30, 2008. -- 03/27/08
• Students Support Fair Campus Credit Card Marketing Principles -- 03/27/08
• Public Hearing on Payday Lending -- 03/26/08
• Flood Victims at Risk for Fraud, Attorney General Warns -- 03/21/08
• Republican Party Admits Massive Public Records Request Was A Sham -- 03/20/08
• Attorney General Dann Recovers $1.68 Million -- 03/18/08
• Attorney General Dann Sues Shoddy Caterer -- 03/18/08
• Statement of Attorney General Marc Dann Regarding the Death of Senator Howard Metzenbaum -- 03/13/08
• Court Upholds Ohio’s Smoking Ban -- 03/10/08
• Attorney General Announces Agreement with Potbelly -- 03/10/08
• Ohio Attorney General Has Tips For Students Planning Spring Break -- 03/05/08
• Income Tax Payers Warned About Dishonest Tax Preparers -- 03/05/08

February

• Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Gets Financial Boost from Battelle -- 02/29/08
• Attorney General Dann Joins Broad Coalition to Promote Financial Literacy During the 10th Annual National Consumer Protection Week  -- 02/28/08
• Attorney General Issues Opinion on Vicious Dog Laws -- 02/26/08
• Northeast Ohio Businessman Indicted for Forgery -- 02/21/08
• Attorney General Dann Announces His Office Will Reduce GRF Spending By $5.4 Million Over Two Fiscal Years -- 02/20/08
• Attorney General Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Review Decision On Smoking In Private Clubs -- 02/14/08
• Attorney General Dann, 28 Other Attorneys General, Settle Consumer Protection Claims Against Caremark -- 02/14/08
• Newspaper Error Confuses Central Ohio Consumers -- 02/14/08
• Attorney General Dann Reaches Agreement to Change Business Practices in Buying Club  -- 02/13/08
• Attorney General Shuts Down Bingo Game -- 02/11/08
• Attorney General Dann says court order preserves sex offender registration requirements of Ohio's Adam Walsh law -- 02/07/08
• Attorney General Announces Settlement with Drug Company -- 02/07/08
• Foreclosure Crisis Report Released -- 02/07/08
• Triple Top Honors for Attorney General Marc Dann’s Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, BCI&I Laboratories, and the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy -- 02/06/08
• Attorney General Dann Seeks to Stop Home Improvement Fraud -- 02/05/08

January

• WANTED Candi Dotson, Kristi Logan -- 01/30/08
• Attorney General Marc Dann Sues Freddie Mac on Behalf of Ohio Public Employees Retirement Fund -- 01/22/08
• Crime Stoppers, Ohio Attorney General’s Missing Children Clearinghouse, and the Father of Missing OSU Student Join Forces to Help Find Lexington Mother -- 01/18/08
• January is National Stalking Awareness Month -- 01/18/08
• Attorney General Dann Files Fourth Charter School Suit -- 01/18/08
• Media Advisory: Attorney General to file lawsuit against Cincinnati charter school -- 01/17/08
• Attorney General Marc Dann Promises Impartial and Meticulous Probe in Lima Shooting -- 01/16/08
• Attorney General Names Deputy - January 14, 2008 -- 01/14/08
• Attorney General Dann Announces Nationwide Agreement with MySpace Regarding Social Networking Safety - January 14, 2008 -- 01/14/08
• Ohio to Recognize AMBER Alert Awareness Day – January 13, 2008 -- 01/11/08
• Attorney General Dann Collects $329 Million in Old Debt Breaks Record for Revenue Recovery -- 01/10/08
• Attorney General Dann Will Not Attend OSU Football Game -- 01/03/08

• Ohio Attorney General’s Deputy First Assistant to Resign -- 01/02/08

2007 Press Releases

December

• Ohio’s Attorney General Has Tips For Returning Holiday Gifts -- 12/24/07
• Attorney General Dann to Hold Hearings on Payday Lending -- 12/17/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann, Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg, and Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward Announce New, Aggressive Anti-Meth Effort -- 12/17/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann and the Ohio Department of Commerce take action against mortgage broker for abandoning records -- 12/17/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann and Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson Announce Aggressive Anti-Meth Project -- 12/14/07
• Attorney General Dann, the FTC And Seven States Sue Payment Processor that Took Millions from Consumers’ Bank Accounts on Behalf of Fraudulent Telemarketers and Internet-based Merchants -- 12/11/07
• Attorney General Dann Reviewing Court Ruling on Campaign Finance Law  -- 12/06/07
• Attorney General Dann says R.J. Reynolds is contemptible, files suit seeking more than $5,000,000 in penalties for cigarette maker’s violations of cartoon advertising ban -- 12/04/07

November

• Attorney General Dann announces approval of Forum Health/Akron Children’s Hospital transaction, says deal will enhance health care system in Mahoning Valley -- 11/26/07
• Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission Task Force Cracks Down On Burglary Ring -- 11/21/07
• Attorney General Dann Gets Restitution for Consumers and Changes Business Practices of Ask Powersports in Recent Settlement -- 11/20/07
• Verizon awards $30,000 grant for Ohio Attorney General and i-SAFE partnership on Internet safety -- 11/16/07
• Attorney General Dann Calls on Pakistani Leader to Release Jailed Judges and Attorneys, Restore Rule of Law -- 11/16/07
• Attorney General Files Suit against Professional Solicitor -- 11/08/07
• Attorney General Dann to File Subpoenas as Sub-Prime Investigation Continues -- 11/08/07
• Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann And The HSUS Announce Reward Program For Tips Leading To The Prosecution Of Animal Fighters -- 11/07/07
• Proposed Casino Amendment Submitted for Review -- 11/02/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann applauds Judge's refusal to issue TRO to Pickaway County gambling parlor -- 11/01/07
• Halloween scares can't come close to the fright far too many families live with -- 11/01/07

October

• Foster care agency Lifeway for Youth stripped of certificate to operate in Ohio -- 10/30/07
• Federal, state, local authorities announce plan to fight gunrelated violence and crime – $5.8 million Byrne Grant will fund operation of Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium, Ohio Gun Crime Center -- 10/26/07
• Attorney General Dann Files TRO’s To Stop Dangerous Sales of Cosmetic Optical Lenses -- 10/25/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann names Robert A. Fiatal BCI&I Superintendent, says 23-year FBI veteran will provide innovative, stable leadership at critical crime-fighting agency -- 10/18/07
• U.S. Attorney Gregory Lockhart and Attorney General Marc Dann Receive 2007 Humane Law Enforcement Award -- 10/12/07
• Attorney General Dann and the United States Postal Inspectors Announce “Fake Check” Scam Education Initiative -- 10/04/07
• Federal Judge says State Farm Banks’ agents must abide by Ohio law -- 10/01/07

September

• Ohio to Receive $15.6 Million in Settlement with Drug Company -- 09/28/07
• Academy offers advocates valuable tools to better assist victims of crime -- 09/28/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann Announces 2007 Distinguished Law Enforcement Awards -- 09/25/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann’s statement regarding the Facebook social networking Web site -- 09/24/07
• Attorney General Dann sets public hearings on permanent gambling rule, public invited to attend -- 09/24/07
• Attorney General Dann files suit against third failing charter school; asks Court to close the Moraine Community School as a failed trust -- 09/21/07
• Dann and OSU Crack Down on Credit Card Solicitors -- 09/19/2007
• Seven Ohio orchestras benefit from settlement money -- 09/19/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann is holding failing charter schools accountable -- 09/12/2007
• Attorney General Dann joins 49 state AG’s to stop a pharmaceutical company from reporting false earnings -- 09/10/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann Presents Check To Honor Flight Network -- 09/08/2007
• Attorney General Dann settles with maker of implantable defibrillators -- 09/07/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann’s Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation make massive marijuana bust -- 09/07/2007
• Attorney General Dann calls for national rerforms to increase school and college campus safety -- 09/07/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann’s Organized Crime Investigations Commission busts Columbus man for mortgage fraud -- 09/07/2007
• Attention homeowners - Tips to know when contracting with home improvement contractors -- 09/05/2007
• Federal Court decision in Akron “buffer zone” case applies only to single plaintiff, AG’s office says other sex offenders still prohibited from living within 1,000 feet of schools, daycare centers -- 09/04/2007
• Attorney General Dann Files Suit Against Gambling Parlors in Belmont and Licking counties -- 09/04/2007

August

• Ohio Attorney General's Office and Putnam County Prosecutor to retry high profile death penalty case of Kenneth Richey -- 08/31/2007
• Public Responding to Attorney General Dann’s “APB” -- 08/30/2007
• Attorney General Dann Continues Crackdown on Illegal Gambling -- 08/29/2007
• Attorney General Dann issues ‘APB’ for gambling machines, asks citizens to report location of devices by calling 1-877-AG4-OHIO -- 08/28/2007
  
• Attorney General Marc Dann sues global insurance broker and nation’s largest insurance companies -- 08/27/2007
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• The following is Attorney General Marc Dann’s statement on the court ruling regarding Tic Tac Fruit: -- 08/24/2007
• Dann Continues to Crackdown on Mortgage Fraud -- 08/24/2007
• Two Indicted For Mortgage Fraud In Franklin County -- 08/23/2007
• Doors officially open to Mahoning Valley office of Attorney General Marc Dann -- 08/23/2007
• Attorney General Dann issues emergency rule on electronic gaming in response to Governor Strickland’s Executive Order, new definition of skill-based amusement machines closes loophole that led to influx of slot machines -- 08/22/07
• Attorney General Dann Asks Federal Government To Better Regulate Alcoholic Energy Drinks -- 08/20/2007
• Memorandum of Understanding inked with Health Alliance and five hospitals -- 08/16/2007
• Attorney General takes action against for-profit corporation for defying Ohio’s charitable solicitation laws -- 08/16/2007
• Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann issues statement in response to DOJ’s brief in Stoneridge case, says he is not surprised that federal government has sided with investment banks over individual, institutional investors -- 08/16/2007
• Attorney General Dann says second round of Health Alliance talks are productive, commends parties for spirit of cooperation and hard work -- 08/08/2007
• Foreclosure Rescue Scams Sweep -- 08/08/2007
• Attorney General Dann Warns Consumers About Potentially Dangerous Tires -- 08/02/2007
• Illinois couple indicted on mortgage fraud charges -- 08/02/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation helps track down suspect in 21-year-old murder case -- 08/01/2007
• Attorney General Dann issues statement regarding Ohio Supreme Court decision in SB 117 veto case -- 08/01/2007

July

• Attorney General Dann’s 2007 semiannual campaign reports demonstrates commitment to reform, impact of new transparent, accountable process for appointing outside counsel -- 07/31/2007
• New Rules for OPOTA filed with JCARR today by Attorney General Marc Dann/Public Hearing scheduled to discuss the Rules concerning the continuing education program for law enforcement -- 07/27/2007
• Attorney General Dann committed to tackle those who endanger the environment or put Ohioans’ health at risk -- 07/26/2007
• Dann Builds on Promise to Fix Home Improvement Industry -- 07/25/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann and State Fire Marshal Michael Bell target companies for endangering environment -- 07/24/2007
• Attorney General Dann holds town hall meeting on predatory lending -- 07/18/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann and Director of Commerce Kimberly Zurz Say Nearly 12,200 Ohio Consumers Are Eligible For $7 Million in Ameriquest Restitution -- 07/12/2007
• Dann Announces Outside Counsel Advisory Panel -- 07/11/2007
• Attorney General Dann announces settlement with AOL regarding cancellation issues -- 07/11/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann supports federal judge’s denial of Eastern Shawnee’s latest claims -- 07/11/2007
• Dann’s Office Supports Troops With Donations From Employees -- 07/06/2007

June

• Attorney General Marc Dann’s Speech at Cleveland City Club June 29th at Noon -- 06/29/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann applauds Ohio lawmakers for approving bill to protect children  -- 06/28/07
• Attorney General Dann thanks the Legislature for including school bus reforms in SB 97  -- 06/28/07
• Dann Files Suit Against Tanning Company On Behalf of Consumers  -- 06/26/07
• Attorney General Dann Unveils Accountable, Transparent and Objective Process for the Selection of Outside Counsel  -- 06/22/07
• Following Attorney General Dann’s testimony, House committee unanimously approves bill protecting Ohio’s children  -- 06/21/07
• Attorney General Dann warns homeowners to watch out for storm chaser scams  -- 06/15/07
• Attorney General Dann joins Governor Strickland in calling for restrictions on electronic gaming -- 06/12/07
• Led By Ohio and Texas, Thirty-Two States Give Voice to Investors’ Rights -- 06/12/07
• Skill-based amusement game report released; Judge David W. Fais agrees with Attorney General Dann to release report -- 06/08/07
• Attorney General Dann asks Judge to lift order blocking release of electronic gaming report, says testing protocol depends on transparency, accountability -- 06/07/07
• Dann targets brokers and lenders for undue influence -- 06/07/07
• Prevailing Wage Settlement: Dann and Zurz recover nearly half a million dollars for Ohio workers who were underpaid -- 06/04/07

May

• Attorney General Dann pleased that ChoicePoint is agreeing to make changes to its business practices to better protect Ohioans -- 05/31/07
• Ohio Commemorates National Missing Children’s Day Attorney General Dann pushes agenda to protect Ohio’s kids and crack down on sexual predators -- 05/25/07
• Attorney General Dann unveils new protocol for determining whether electronic gaming machines are skill-based, process will provide guidance to local officials dealing with proliferation of machines -- 05/22/2007
• Attorney General Dann announces that MySpace will turn over info on thousands of sex offenders who use site, action follows subpoena, letter demanding data -- 05/21/2007
• Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann files suit against foster care agency that placed Marcus Fiesel -- 05/15/07
• Attorneys General seek info about sex offenders on MySpace -- 05/14/07
• Attorney General Dann applauds efforts of federal legislators to scrutinize policies of Securities and Exchange Commission -- 05/11/07
• Attorney General Dann praises efforts of lawmakers to strengthen safeguards for children in foster care -- 05/10/07
• Ohio Attorney General reacts to BWC CFO sentencing -- 05/10/07
• Alumni Associations Under Suspicion – Student Loan Probe Widens as Attorney General Dann Looks Into Alumni-Lender Marketing Arrangements in Ohio -- 05/09/07
• Multistate Settlement Reached With Drug Company For Advertising Practices -- 05/08/07
• Attorney General Marc Dann Asks Movie Studios to Heed Harvard’s Advice to End Depictions of Smoking in Movies -- 05/03/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann Pays Tribute To Fallen Peace Officers -- 05/03/2007

April

• Attorney General Dann says previous administration failed to conduct comprehensive CCW background checks, two individuals judged mentally incompetent have active permits -- 04/27/2007
• Student Loan Investigation Moves Forward: Attorney General Dann Demands ‘Preferred Lender’ Lists from Ohio Colleges and Student Loan Companies -- 04/23/2007
• Ohio receives $303,401,671 Million Tobacco Settlement Payment: Attorney General Dann Files Suit Against Tobacco Companies Seeking Additional Millions Owed to the State -- 04/20/2007
• Attorney General Dann names Senator Ben Espy Executive Attorney General -- 04/19/2007
• Peace Officer Training Academy Invites Public Comment as Part of an Accreditation Process -- 04/19/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann Launches AG4Youth Website -- 04/19/2007
• Arrest Warrants Executed As Retail Theft Crackdown Continues in Mahoning County -- 04/18/2007
• Attorney General Dann files merit brief in SB 117 case -- 04/18/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann asks Ohio colleges and universities to preserve all documents related to investigation of lender-school relationships -- 04/13/2007
• Attorney General Dann begins defense of HB 694; says law limiting contributions from state contractors is constitutional and valid -- 04/12/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann Recognizes Crime Victim Advocates And Organizations At 2007 Victim Assistance Conference -- 04/10/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann’s response to PUCO resignations: -- 04/06/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann Applauds Federal Judge’s Rejection of Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s Claims -- 04/04/2007
• Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann’s probe of the world’s largest insurance broker moves forward -- 04/04/2007
• Action taken to freeze assets of troubled charter school and help recover money to pay employees -- 04/02/2007
• Attorney General Dann announces move of 38 jobs to downtown Youngstown, office will house BCI&I, members of new predatory lending unit and position transferred from Columbus -- 04/02/2007

March

• Attorney General Dann and Ohio EPA Director Korleski Take Action Against Reckless Landfill Operator -- 03/29/2007
• All eyes on New Century; Attorney General Marc Dann has oversight of foreclosures to weed out predatory lending violations -- 03/28/2007
• Bureau Of Criminal Identification and Investigation Invites Public Comment As Part Of Its Accreditation Process -- 03/28/2007
• Attorney General Dann: BWC Audit leaves important questions unanswered, underscores need for continued investigation and reform of troubled system  -- 03/28/2007
• "Operation Bite Back" results in federal drug, gun, other charges against nine involved in dog-fighting ring -- 03/27/2007
• Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann Sues Ohio Internet Company for False Advertising and Failure to Deliver -- 03/23/2007
• Field Day at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy and the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation -- 03/15/2007
• Attorney General Dann moves to shut down New Century Financial in Ohio -- 03/14/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann testifies on behalf of credit freeze legislation - read his testimony here -- 03/13/2007
• Ohio Attorney General Mark Dann leads nationwide bipartisan effort to protect public pension funds, private investors -- 03/09/2007
• Attorney General Dann negotiates multi- million dollar settlement with AOL/Time-Warner; historic deal in securities case nets $144 million for BWC, state pension funds -- 03/07/2007
• Aggressive new approach to combat organized theft rings -- 03/01/2007

February

• Attorney General Dann asks Supreme Court to dismiss suit over SB 117 veto, argues legislators are using wrong process, wrong forum to reverse Governor’s action -- 02/28/2007
• Marsh misses deadlines; Attorney General Marc Dann takes action -- 02/28/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann questions UnitedHealth Group review panel -- 02/07/2007
• Dann Taps Fierst To Lead Cincinnati Office -- 02/05/2007

January

• Attorney General Marc Dann Names Co-Manager Of Cleveland Office -- 01/31/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann concludes Hoover deal can move forward -- 01/30/2007
• Dann Selects Several Distinguished Attorneys To Fill Top Legal Posts -- 01/26/2007
• Attorney General and BCI leading efforts to get students back in class -- 01/25/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann expands email policy -- 01/24/2007
• Dann Selects Mastrangelo To Help Lead Cleveland Office -- 01/18/2007
• Dann Names 43-Year Veteran Of Ohio Law Enforcement To Lead BCI -- 01/16/2007
• Assistant Attorneys General Reaffirm Oaths Of Office; Joint Inaugural Celebration For State Leaders Under Way  -- 01/12/2007
• Attorney General Dann Initiates Thorough Review Of Special Counsel Work -- 01/10/2007
• Dann Says Governor’s Veto Was Proper; Will Defend Action In Court If Necessary -- 01/09/2007
• Dann Commends Strickland For Vetoing Anti-Consumer Legislation -- 01/08/2007
• Attorney General Marc Dann's Inaugural Address -- 01/08/2007
• Attorney General Dann Will Not Appeal 10th District Court Decision Defining Workers’ Compensation Owed To Injured Employees -- 01/08/2007

For more information contact:

Jim Gravelle
Asst. Director of Communications
Email: JGravelle@ag.state.oh.us
Phone: (614) 466-3840